Updated May 2026
Found by AI vs BeFound.ai
A full-service agency, a budget dashboard, or a subscription service in between.
The BeFound brand covers two products: BeFound.ai, a full-service US agency at $2,000-6,500/mo with human strategists and press releases, and BeFoundOnAI, a $49/mo monitoring dashboard. If you want bespoke agency work with humans on a call, BeFound.ai is the right call. If all you need is a cheap monitoring dashboard, BeFoundOnAI does that. Found by AI sits between them: weekly monitoring at €14/month annual plus done-for-you AI Content (€199-€799/month) - written, edited, published on a subscription, not a retainer.
Stop at the dashboard.
Show the gap. Don't address it with content production. A client looking at a monitoring dashboard with no content production is not a recurring conversation; it's a quarterly question.
Write briefs from keyword tools.
Briefs come from search-volume guesswork. They produce useful articles, but the priorities don't reflect what AI assistants are actually citing for the client's category.
Turn monitoring evidence into the next brief.
Last month's monitoring evidence - competitor appearances, citation gaps, missing facts, weak topics - becomes next month's content brief. Then the monthly proof report shows what changed.
The wedge is the loop, not any single layer of it.
The Core Difference
Agency retainer, monitoring dashboard, or a subscription service in between.
BeFound.ai is a real agency. They audit your brand, create 2-10 AI-ready content assets per month, distribute press releases (3-6 per quarter on higher tiers), and monitor your performance - all with human strategists at $2,000-6,500/mo. For businesses with the budget who want hands-off agency service with humans on a call, it's a serious offering with claimed 20+ years of SEO expertise behind it. Separately, BeFoundOnAI offers a self-serve dashboard monitoring 7+ engines at $49/mo, with industry-specific landing pages and a free AI Check tool. Both entities also offer free entry points: a free AI Visibility Report from BeFound.ai, and a free AI Check tool from BeFoundOnAI.
Found by AI is a different product entirely. We're not a full-service agency - there's no bespoke strategy deck or press release distribution - and we're not a monitoring dashboard either. We run AI Content as a subscription service: planning, writing, editing, publishing support, refreshes, all done for you on a monthly cadence. Weekly monitoring sits underneath at €14/month annual; AI Content runs €199-€799/month and includes monitoring on every plan. The price point lands between BeFoundOnAI's dashboard and BeFound.ai's agency retainer, because that's where the product actually sits.
Where each one sits
What BeFound is best at
- BeFound.ai (agency): hands-off service with human strategists, claimed 20+ years SEO expertise, press releases (3-6/quarter), at $2,000-6,500/mo for buyers with the budget
- BeFoundOnAI (SaaS): 7+ engine monitoring at $49/mo with competitor analysis, industry-specific pages, and a free AI Check tool - broad coverage at the budget end
- Published authority: founders authored "Be Found on AI" and host an active podcast - built-in thought leadership presence
What Found by AI is doing instead
- Calm weekly monitoring at €14/month annual on Minimum; €39/month on Growth with a personalized site-aware monthly playbook. Citation, sentiment, and competitor benchmarking included on every tier
- Done-for-you AI Content as a subscription, not an agency retainer - planning, writing, editing, publishing support, refreshes
- One subscription handles both jobs: AI Content (€199-€799/month) includes AI Monitoring Minimum on every plan
The operating difference
Monitoring shows the gap. AI Content does the work.
Found by AI pairs low-cost AI Monitoring with recurring content production. The found-by.ai profile is an optional included surface, not a separate product or proof claim.
| Generates content? | Publishes for you? | Publishing surface | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BeFound.ai (agency) / BeFoundOnAI (SaaS) | Yes (agency, 2-10 assets/mo) / No (SaaS) | Yes (on customer site) | Customer's own site |
| Found by AI | Yes | Yes | Recurring AI Content; optional found-by.ai profile |
BeFound.ai (agency) / BeFoundOnAI (SaaS)
Found by AI
AI Monitoring is the diagnostic. Recurring AI Content is the paid work; the optional profile is included and can be skipped without changing price.
Feature comparison
Comparing Found by AI against both BeFound entities: the agency (befound.ai) and the SaaS (befoundonai.com).
| Found by AI | BeFound.ai (agency) | BeFoundOnAI (SaaS) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry price | €14/mo annual (Monitoring Minimum: 15 prompts, 3 engines) | $2,000/mo (Visibility Starter) | $49/mo (single tier) |
| AI engines covered | 3 (Minimum: ChatGPT, Google AI Overview, Perplexity), 5 (Growth: + Microsoft Copilot, Claude) | ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity (4) | 7+ engines including Grok and Copilot |
| Monthly playbook | Standard (Minimum); personalized site-aware (Growth - LLM scans your site monthly) | Human-led strategic consulting | Optimization recommendations included |
| Content model | Recurring AI Content production (€199-€799/mo), with publishing support and optional profile inclusion when useful at no extra charge | Agency-produced, on customer's site (2-10 assets/mo) | — |
| Optional found-by.ai profile | Included when useful; no separate charge; opt-out does not change price | — | — |
| Free entry point | Free AI Visibility Check + 30-day Minimum trial (CC required); 14-day money-back on Growth | Free AI Visibility Report (lead gen) | Free AI Check tool |
| Monitoring inclusion | AI Content includes AI Monitoring Minimum on every plan | — | — |
Key Differences
Choose BeFound if...
- You want hands-off agency consulting with human strategists and have a $2,000+/mo budget for done-for-you service on your own site (BeFound.ai)
- You want broad engine coverage (7+) at $49/mo and you'll write your own content (BeFoundOnAI)
- You're a US-based business that prefers USD pricing and US-based support
Choose Found by AI if...
- You want AI Content actually done for you (written, edited, published) without committing to a $2K+/mo agency retainer
- A $49/mo monitoring dashboard isn't enough - you don't want to write the content yourself, you want someone to do it
- You want a clear monthly playbook telling you what to prioritize, not monitoring data or strategy decks you have to act on
- You want one subscription for both jobs: AI Content (€199-€799/mo) includes AI Monitoring Minimum on every plan
Frequently asked questions
How does Found by AI compare to BeFound.ai on pricing?
Different products, different prices. Two BeFound entities exist - BeFound.ai is a US agency at $2,000-6,500/mo with human strategists and 2-10 content assets per month; BeFoundOnAI (befoundonai.com) is a $49/mo SaaS monitoring 7+ engines. Found by AI Monitoring is €14/mo annual on Minimum and €39/mo on Growth; AI Content is €199-€799/mo, with AI Monitoring Minimum included on every plan. The agency option gives you human strategists, press release distribution, and bespoke consulting that we don't offer. We do recurring AI Content production - planning, writing, editing, publishing support - at a much lower price point because it's a more focused product.
What is the difference between BeFound.ai and BeFoundOnAI?
BeFound.ai (befound.ai) is a full-service US agency in Woodland Hills, CA, charging $2,000-6,500/mo for hands-on consulting, content creation, and monitoring - with human strategists, 20+ years of claimed SEO expertise, and an authored book "Be Found on AI." BeFoundOnAI (befoundonai.com) is a self-serve SaaS at $49/mo monitoring 7+ AI engines. They share branding but operate independently. Found by AI is European: cheap weekly monitoring (€14/mo annual) plus done-for-you AI Content (€199-€799/mo) handled as a subscription service.
Does BeFound.ai create content for AI visibility?
Yes - BeFound.ai (the agency) creates 2-10 AI-ready content assets per month as part of its $2,000-6,500/mo plans, plus press releases at higher tiers, typically published on your site or via PR distribution. BeFoundOnAI (the SaaS) doesn't create content; it's a monitoring dashboard. Found by AI sits between them on price: more than the SaaS dashboard, much less than the agency, with done-for-you AI Content production handled on a subscription rather than a retainer.
When should I pick which?
Pick BeFound.ai (agency) if you want hands-off consulting with human strategists, bespoke strategy decks, and press release distribution - and a $2K+/mo retainer fits your budget. Pick BeFoundOnAI (SaaS) if all you need is a monitoring dashboard across 7+ engines for $49/mo and you'll write your own content. Pick Found by AI if you want the AI Content work actually done for you (written, edited, published) at a subscription price between the two - with monitoring included rather than billed separately.
Bottom line
BeFound.ai is a real US agency at $2,000-6,500/mo - human strategists, press releases, 2-10 content assets per month, hands-off agency service for buyers with the budget. BeFoundOnAI is a $49/mo monitoring dashboard for teams that'll write their own content. Found by AI is a different product entirely: a subscription service where we actually do the AI Content work for you (written, edited, published) at €199-€799/month, with weekly monitoring at €14/month annual included on every plan. If you want full agency service with humans on a call, BeFound.ai is the right call. If you want a monitoring dashboard, BeFoundOnAI does it cheaply. If you want the content work handled without an agency retainer, that's where we fit.
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